[nabs-l] Black board question

[Ashley Coleman]

Hi all,
I'd like to back up what Jewel had to say.

I've been using BlackBoard for several years now, and it's always been
eccessible.  If someone is having problems they might want to check
and see if their screen reader is updated.

Ashley C

On 8/22/12, Jewel <herekittykat2 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Dear list,
> I would like to back up what was said about Blackboard being
> accessible. I have used it for over a year now (this is my third
> semester using it for all my classes), and the only problems I have
> had were not because of inaccessibility of Blackboard (such as .PDF
> files or inaccessible powerpoints). I also just posted on the
> discussion forum for my literature class and using Insert + F7 to find
> the links to create a new thread and submit, I had no problem! B The
> latest version of Blackboard, which my college has, is as close to
> accessible as you can get, and is even friendly with headings and
> links. If Blackboard is not working for someone, it may be that the
> school has a previous version of Blackboard. I believe the latest  is
> 9.1? I happen to love Blackboard for my classes. When a professor says
> "It's on Blackboard" I jump for joy, because it means I have access to
> the same things that other students can access.
> My two cents,
> Jewel Shuping
> Wake Technical Community College
>
> On 8/21/12, Nathan Clark <troubleclark at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Dear all,
>> Blackboard is user friendly to the blind. I worked for my college's
>> blackboard staff for almost two semesters and it is good. The only
>> part you may have problems is with the Discussion Board. However, I
>> don't know exactly know what version my school is running but I like
>> how Jaws navigates around the site.
>> Sincerely,
>> Nathan Clark
>>
>> On 8/21/12, Patrick Molloy <ptrck.molloy at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Have they given a reason why they won't do that? If they are uploading
>>> things to Blackboard, then they already have electronic copies of the
>>> documents. Maybe talk to your disabilities office and tell them what's
>>> going on. They might be able to talk to the professors for you and
>>> solve the problem.
>>>
>>> On 8/21/12, Koby Cox <kobycox at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> Patrick,
>>>> They are refusing to do so.
>>>> Koby.
>>>>
>>>>  ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: Patrick Molloy <ptrck.molloy at gmail.com
>>>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>>>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>>>> Date sent: Tue, 21 Aug 2012 11:54:43 -0400
>>>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Black board question
>>>>
>>>> Koby,
>>>> As far as I know, Blackboard isn't accessible with JAWS.  It can
>>>> work,
>>>> but it's difficult.  Newer versions of Blackboard are "better,"
>>>> but
>>>> that's not saying much.  On the other hand, Moodle, which is
>>>> similar in
>>>> nature to Blackboard, is more accessible.  The best workaround
>>>> I've
>>>> found is to just have your professors e-mail things.
>>>> Patrick
>>>>
>>>> On 8/21/12, Koby Cox <kobycox at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>  Hello all,
>>>>  Is blackboard accessible with JAWS? Is there a way to make it
>>>>  accessible with JAWS?
>>>>  Right back soon,
>>>>  Koby.
>>>>
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